Events

Healing with the Heart of Inspiration    June 21 & 22, 2008 This two day workshop explores the inspiration that comes from one's own heart, and helps participants learn to sustain that connection throughout their work and their lives. Through developing mindfulness and cultivating compassion for oneself, a wealth of resources become available to us even in the midst of chaos, and we begin to manifest a deeper quality of presence that benefits ourselves and others. Full details... Death & the Art of Dying: Eastern and Western Perspectives on Transforming Obstacle Into Opportunity    September 21 - 26, 2008 Using ancient and modern wisdom, this retreat shows us how to help ourselves—and others—before, during, and after death. Full details...

About Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program

Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program is part of an international organization founded in 1993, which provides education and training for those involved in end-of-life care. In addition to regular study groups and trainings for professionals, Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program also offers education for the public. You can invite us to present an in-service, workshop or seminar in your community or workplace, such as hospice, hospital and health care agency. Read more...

Programs

	Contemplative End of Life Care Certificate Program An innovative certificate program for health care professionals created by Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program and Naropa University. This in-depth training program brings together the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism with the skills and knowledge of hospice and palliative care. Participants will receive a thorough grounding in all aspects of hospice and spiritual palliative care. New course starts in January 2009! Full details...
	Compassionate Caregiving Program: A hospital-based educational pilot project The Compassionate Caregiving Program (CCP) is one of the latest educational projects of Rigpa's Spiritual Care Education Program under development and targeted for completion in 2007. The program is a hospital-based pilot project, sponsored by the Institute of Religion and Health (IRH) and Texas Methodist Hospital of Houston, Texas. The aim of the program is to educate medical staff in the introductory level practices of meditation and compassion to support the self- care of the caregiver and by extension, all those under their professional care. A student manual complete with educational materials and workbook will include readings, reflections and exercises that aid experiential learning of meditation as applied to the skills and tasks of everyday healthcare work. Our hope is that the Compassionate Caregiving Program becomes an educational model for many hospitals in the future throughout the country.

News

Spiritual Care News The Spiritual Care Education Program: A Project of Rigpa Summer 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1 (pdf)

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